Category: News Updates
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New Developments
So I have been making these donuts to celebrate Victoria getting out of lockdown…starting with the simple pink and white vase versions…and moving onto a more jazzy donut with sprinkles…which is on a darker clay. I like the dark clay contrasting with the lighter colours on the top. Next stop: chocolate!
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Studio Sale 9th & 10th December 2017
If Christmas shopping makes you feel like spitting the dummy, do not despair! This year, I will be having a studio sale on the 9th and 10th December, from 10am – 4pm both days. You are sure to find something unique for your loved ones here!
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Slice of Life
Come visit this exhibition curated by Sophia Cai. Open until 27th May. Here are some installation shots to whet your appetite for object based craft deliciousness…
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Slice of Life at Craft Victoria
Slice of Life is a group exhibition curated by Sophia Cai, and examines a contemporary approach to everyday objects and still lifes through craft-based practices. This exhibition at Craft Victoria will feature work by artists Mechelle Bounpraseuth, Julie Burleigh, Scott Duncan, Phil Ferguson (Chili Philly), Katie Jacobs, Josephine Mead, Tricia Page, and Cat Rabbit. This will…
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Collaboration with Peter Waples-Crowe and Ingrid Tufts
Peter Waples-Crowe directed this project, “Dingo Spirit”, which I assisted with, and the piece has been produced in 7 amazing colours by Ingrid Tufts. Craft Victoria commissioned this wonderful piece, and it is available to buy through them instore only (31 Flinders Lane) for another week or so, then it will be available here: http://www.craft.org.au/
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Interview – Art Swank on Main FM
Here is a brief and fun interview I did about the work of “This Charming Man” with the delightful Suzanne and Frank of Artswank, the Sunday morning Arts program on Main FM. https://soundcloud.com/dreamcentral/artswank-28816 I’m first up, about 3 minutes in.
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“This Charming Man”
This Charming Man is an exhibition of functional ceramic vessels, including whisky, wine, coffee and tea cups, as well as experimental sculptural work investigating the complexities of an overwhelmingly ‘masculine’ sports culture within Australia. Artist Katie Jacobs has contrasted traits typically valued within sports, such as “Hard” or “Tough”, with sentiments such as “Fallible” or “Gentle”,…
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Exhibition opening August 4th
No Such Thing as Social Sport Window Exhibition by Artist Katie Jacobs Opens 4th August – runs to 1st September Anthony DiMase Architects 342 St Georges Road, North Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, 3068 Katie Jacobs is a ceramicist/artist/designer from Melbourne, Australia, who is inspired by various obsessions with popular culture, iconography and the Australian identity. Through…
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New Online Store!
Head on over to my new store here, at: www.katiejacobs.bigcartel.com for handmade and unique Christmas presents. All online purchases before December 16th 2015, will receive 5 free hand-made gift tags (which are non-Christmas themed so you can use them any time).
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